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Spike TV has announced the nominees for the 2010 SCREAM Awards! Voting Begins Today Only At Scream.Spike.com and you can check out all the official information in the press release below:

Summer science fiction blockbuster “Inception” leads the way with nominations in 14 categories for Spike TV’s fifth annual “SCREAM.” Taping on Saturday, October 16 at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, CA, “SCREAM” is the first and only global event of its kind to honor the luminaries in the sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book genres, and the actors, creators, icons and pioneers who have influenced and shaped the industry over the past year.

This year’s show will also continue the tradition of featuring exclusive World Premieres from some of the most anticipated movies of 2011.  The two-hour extravaganza will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 19 (9:00–11:00 PM, ET/PT).  Presenters and musical performers will be announced shortly.

“SCREAM nominees comprise the top four grossing films of 2010, totaling a US box office of over 1 billion dollars among them, and that doesn’t even include 2009’s Avatar, the most successful film in history,” said Casey Patterson, executive producer of “SCREAM 2010” and senior vice president of event production, talent development and studio relations for Spike TV.  “This October, the fans, whose reverence for these genres makes them the commercial successes that they are, will once again have their night on Spike dedicated to honoring their heroes.”

Directed by Christopher Nolan, “Inception” nabbed 15 nominations in 14 categories, one for every year the critically hailed project was in development, including nods for “The Ultimate Scream,” “Best Ensemble,” and “Fight Scene of the Year.”  “Kick-Ass” was nominated in 13 categories for a total of 17 nominations, while Tony Stark’s adventures in “Iron Man 2” garnered 13 nominations.  HBO’s “True Blood” had the most nominations of any television series with 10.

Following are several of the categories and nominees for Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2010”.  For the full list fans can go to scream.spike.com:

THE ULTIMATE SCREAM

• Alice in Wonderland
• Avatar
• District 9
• Inception
• Iron Man 2
• Kick-Ass
• Lost
• True Blood
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
• Zombieland

BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE

• Avatar
• District 9
• Inception
• Iron Man 2
• Predators
• The Road

BEST FANTASY MOVIE

• Alice in Wonderland
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
• Kick-Ass
• Toy Story 3
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
• Where the Wild Things Are

BEST HORROR MOVIE

• The Crazies
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Paranormal Activity
• Shutter Island
• Thirst
• Zombieland

BEST TV SHOW

• Dexter
• Doctor Who
• Lost
• True Blood
• V

BEST DIRECTOR

• Neill Blomkamp, District 9
• Tim Burton, Alice in Wonderland
• James Cameron, Avatar
• Roland Emmerich, 2012
• Christopher Nolan, Inception
• Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island

BEST SCREAM-PLAY

• District 9, written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• Inception, written by Christopher Nolan
• Kick-Ass, written by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman
• Shutter Island, written by Laeta Kalogridis
• Toy Story 3, written by Michael Arndt

Some of the nominees’ reactions include:

“I’m thrilled to be included in this exceptional group of actors and so excited that “True Blood” has been recognized by the Scream Awards,” said Sam Trammell, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work on HBO’s vampire hit.

Stephen Lang, nominated for Best Villain for his role in the highest grossing film of all time, “Avatar,” by saying, “”I am deeeeply honored to be included among such a vile, loathsome and scoundrelly set of blackguards.”

Sharlto Copley, star of “District 9,” said “Thank you.  I’m very grateful to the distinguished “SCREAM” advisory board for these nominations,” for the nods he received for Breakout Performance and Best Science Fiction Actor.

Ballots were sent out to Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2010” advisory board, consisting of some of the most respected and well-known members of the horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic book worlds who were responsible for advising on categories and determining nominees in each category.  All films, television shows and comic books were deemed eligible for inclusion if they were released between July 16, 2009 and July 16, 2010 and were representative of the genres listed.  Winners will be determined by online voting at scream.spike.com.

Esteemed members of this year’s advisory board include:

• TIM BURTON
• JOHN CARPENTER
• WES CRAVEN
• DAMON LINDELOF
• RIDLEY SCOTT
• QUENTIN TARANTINO
• JOSS WHEDON

• Zombieland, written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese

Director Tim Burton is reportedly making a new 3-D stop-motion-animated version of The Addams Family. Deadline reports:

“Illumination Entertainment, the Universal-based family film unit headed by Chris Meledandri, has acquired the underlying rights of the Addams drawings, once a staple of The New Yorker magazine.

Other than being inspired by the same source material, the animated feature is unrelated to previous incarnations of Addams’ work, the 60s TV series, the two `90s feature film comedies that Barry Sonnenfeld directed with Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston, or the Broadway musical opening this spring with Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the starring roles. …

His intention is to go back to the litany of Addams illustrations that displayed a sharper wit than could be place into a 60s family TV series.”

“The Addams Family,” as they were originally conceived by Charles Addams and were a play on the ideal American family. A wealthy husband and wife with two kids and a live-in uncle, they stood out with their eccentric, ghoulish behavior. Television and film characterizations of the family highlighted the satirical elements, as many might remember most recently from the two Barry Sonnenfeld-directed films.

Burton is no stranger to stop motion animation, his impressive works in that medium include ‘The Corpse Bride’ and Henry Selick’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’.

Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov are reteaming to produce a big screen adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Grahame-Smith, who is the author of the international bestseller “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” is also onboard to pen the screenplay.

Burton most recently collaborated with “Wanted” director Bekmambetov on Shane Acker’s animated feature “9,” which they produced.

Publisher’s Weekly describes the book as follows:

Seth Grahame-Smith inserts a grandiose and gratuitous struggle with vampires into Abraham Lincoln’s life. Lincoln learns at an early age that his mother was killed by a supernatural predator. This provokes his bloody but curiously undocumented lifelong vendetta against vampires and their slave-owning allies. The author’s decision to reduce slavery to a mere contrivance of the vampires is unfortunate bordering on repellent, but at least it does distract the reader from the central question of why the president never saw fit to inform the public of the supernatural menace.

Check out the preview trailer for the book below:

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and IMAX Corporation today announced that Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen and Mia Wasikowska as Alice, will be released to IMAX(R) theatres simultaneously with the film’s wide release on March 5, 2010. The special IMAX(R) 3D release will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-Mastering) technology. This is the third film confirmed out of the five-film agreement between IMAX and Disney, which was announced on November 19, 2008.

Commenting on the announcement, Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group, said, “If ever there was a film that cried out to be presented in Disney Digital 3D(TM) and the premium IMAX 3D format, Tim Burton’s fantastic interpretation of Alice in Wonderland is that film. This is going to be an eye-popping cinematic experience as Tim takes moviegoers down the rabbit hole and into the dimensional world filled with incredible characters, sly humor, and wild adventures. Disney’s partnership with IMAX is taking shape with two amazing films already on the schedule. We look forward to working with them in bringing exciting new experiences and quality entertainment to IMAX screens around the world.”

“We think that Disney’s new Alice in Wonderland is exactly the type of 3D story telling that will resonate with IMAX audiences,” said IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. “We believe our worldwide commercial theatre network will be approximately 50 percent larger by the time this film is released, giving more and more people a chance to experience the magic of Disney in IMAX.”

“Alice in Wonderland is a fantastic addition to our 2010 film slate,” added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “Combining a beloved Disney classic re-designed through the imagination of Tim Burton’s creative vision with these incredibly outrageous characters and world class actors certainly makes for an event-status film, and we’re pleased to add another level of excitement to this highly-anticipated movie.”

Visionary filmmaker Tim Burton will put his distinctive touch on the combination live-action and performance capture version of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale “Alice in Wonderland.” The all-star cast includes Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Alan Rickman and Mia Wasikowska as Alice.